Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Seksyen 18
Penggantian seksyen 12a
Ordinan dipinda dengan menggantikan seksyen 12a dengan seksyen yang berikut:
“Disciplinary
Board.
Quoted provision
Seksyen 12a
(2)
The Disciplinary Board shall consist of the following members:
(a)
the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board appointed by the Chief Judge after consultation with the Law Society and such person shall be a retired Judge of the High Court, Court of
Appeal or Federal Court or any other person who is qualified to be a Judge of the High
Court or the Court of Appeal or the Federal
Court;
(b)
the President of the Law Society or the Vice-President of the Law Society as his alternate;
and
(c)
eight advocates of not less than seven years’
standing appointed by the Chief Judge after consultation with the Law Society.
(3)
The members referred to in paragraphs (2)(a)
and (c) shall be appointed for a term of two years.
(4)
For the purposes of the member referred to in paragraph (2)(a), the Chief Judge may, after consultation with the Law Society, extend such term of appointment for another two years and may reappoint for another period not exceeding two years.
(5)
The quorum of the Disciplinary Board shall be three with a member each from paragraphs 2(a), (b)
and (c).
Ordinan Peguam Bela (Sabah) (Pindaan)
(6)
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Board shall preside over at meetings of the Disciplinary Board and if the Chairman disqualifies himself pursuant to subsection
(8)
, or if the Chairman is unable, through illness or any other cause, to attend the meeting, the President of the Law Society shall preside at the meeting.
(7)
If the President of the Law Society also disqualifies himself from deliberating on any complaint pursuant to subsection (8), or is unable, through illness or any other cause, to attend the meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting for the purposes of the complaint.
(8)
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Board, the
President of the Law Society and any other member of the Disciplinary Board shall, where it is necessary in the interest of justice, disqualify himself from deliberating on any complaint.
(9)
The Secretary of the Disciplinary Board shall be a full-time employee of the Law Society appointed by the Law Society and such person shall be an advocate of not less than five years’ standing.
(10 The Disciplinary Board may make rules to regulate its own procedure.”.
Seksyen baharu 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, 12f, 12g, 12h, 12i, 12j,
12k, 12l dan 12m